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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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